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Teresa Eedwarda

Position: Forward	Olympic #: 4
Born: 7/19/64 (Atlanta, Georgia)	College: University of Georgia ‘86
Height: 5’11”	Weight: 155 lbs

USA Basketball Notes:

• A three-time Olympian - the first American basketball player, male or female, to compete in three Olympiads.
• Member of the 1994 USA World Championship Team that captured a bronze medal, averaged 12.7 ppg. and 3.0 apg. and was named to the five-member World Championship All-Tournament Team.
• Co-captained the bronze medal 1992 USA Olympic Team where she led the team in minutes played (26 mpg.) and finished as the USA's assist leader with 27 and third leading scorer with 12.6 ppg.
• Member of the 1991 USA Pan American Games Team that earned the bronze medal, averaged a team-high 18.0 ppg.,1.3 rpg. and 4.3 apg.
• Member of the 1990 USA World Championship and Goodwill Games teams that captured gold medals, averaged team highs of 21.9 ppg. and 3.0 apg. in the World Championship and team highs of 16.4 ppg. and 4.2 apg. in the Goodwill Games.
• Member of 1988 USA Olympic Team that won the gold medal, finished as the team's second-leading scorer averaging 16.6 ppg. and led team in field goal percentage (.611 %), assists (3.4 apg.) and steals (4.6 spg.).
• Youngest member of the 1984 USA Olympic Team that captured the gold, averaged 2.5 ppg., 2.0 rpg.
• Member of the 1987 gold medal-winning USA Pan American Games Team, averaged USA second-best 16.8 ppg. and team-best 5.8 apg.
• Member of 1986 USA gold medal World Championship and Goodwill Games teams, averaged a second-best 15.3 ppg. and team-best 4.3 rpg. at Worlds and USA-best 14.0 ppg. and second-best 3.0 rpg.
• Earned MVP honors at the 1983 National Sports Festival, averaged 15.3 ppg. and 4.3 rpg.
• Member of the 1983 USA gold medal-winning Junior Pan American team.
• Named USA Basketball's Female Athlete of the Year in 1990 and 1987.

Professional Notes:

• Played in professionally dunng 1995 in Tarbes, France.
• Played professionally for seven years in Italy (1987-1988), Japan (1990-1993) and Spain (1994).
• Spent four seasons with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation in Nagoya, Japan, where she posted a four-year scoring average of 27.7 ppg. and 12.0 rpg.
• Lead the league in scoring during the 1991 season with a 31.8 ppg. average, ranked second in 1990 (31.9 ppg.) and third in 1993 (25.2 ppg.)...Led league in steals in 1991 (3.3 spg.) and 1990 (3.2 spg.), and in assists in 1993 (5.7 apg.) and 1991 (6.0 apg.).

Collegiate Notes:

• During herfour seasons (1983-86), Georgia compiled a 116-17 record, participated in four NCAA Tournaments, reached the NCAA Final Four twice (1985,1983) and finished runner-up in 1985, and won three Southeastern Conference (SEC) titles (1986, 1984 and 1983)
• Named 1986 All-America by Kodak, Naismith, Women's Basketball News Service, Street&Smith's, AWSF and Basketball Writers.
• Named 1985 All-America by Kodak, Women's Basketball News Service and Street and Smith's.
• Named 1983 Freshman All-America by Women's Basketball News Sen/ice and AWSF.
• Selected All-SEC first team in 1986, 1985 and 1984.
• One of only three UGA women's basketball players to have her number retired (#5).
• Ranks as Georgia's all-time career leader for assists (653) and steals (342), third for points scored (1,989), fifth for field goal percentage (.518%) and fifth for free throw percentage (.736%).

Personal Notes:

• The oldest of five children, she has four brothers.
• Majored in recreation at the University of Georgia and completed her degree requirements after the 1988 Olympics, graduating on June 17,1989.